Lot 85SWEET - IDENTITY CRISIS-1982-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-POLYDOR-NMINT/NMINT

WISHBONE ASH-NEW ENGLAND-1976-UK FIRST PRESS-MCA-MCG3523.Rare original cult British prog group. New England is the seventh Studio album rock band Wishbone Ash . It was a success compared to the band's Locked In, but still didn't hit the charts as high as most of their previous albums. It peaked at number 22 in the British album chart .This album marked the "Americanization" Wishbone Ash, as the group moved from England to the northeastern United States ( New England ) for tax purposes. NEW ENGLAND contained an even balance of hard rock songs and light rock ballads, the continuance of which will follow on the next album. ...more

RAINBOW-STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES-1982-FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR POLD5056. Rare British original. Straight Between the Eyes is the sixth Studio album by British hard rock band Rainbow , released in 1982. ...more

CCS-CCS II-1972-FIRST UK PRESS-RAK - SRAK503.Matrix A-2/B-2 .Stamper 1GG/1GA . C. C. S. was the second Studio album by the British Blues and jazz society's collective consciousness, led by guitarist Alexis Korner . This album is usually called C. C. S. 2 to avoid confusion with the first, eponymous album, although this name can not be found anywhere on record or sleeve.It included covers of songs by such diverse artists as Led Zeppelin and The Jackson 5 . In the official UK singles chart the album took the 23rd spot, while the single "Brother" took 25th place. ...more

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER & TIM RICE-JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (2LP)-1970-UK FIRST PRESS-MCA - MKPS2011/12. The first edition of the album was released in early July 1970, several months before official release. It is an extremely rare because it was stamped only a few hundred copies. The album went on sale and were sent out as promotion for the press and managers industry. Cover is an envelope, unfolding in the form of four-pointed stars (all stars is made of shiny foil) and the "buttoned" rear. Illustration with the image of Christ here is not on a separate attachment, but posted on the bottom of the envelope. All subsequent English editions were produced either in a box or in a conventional double envelope.Labels MCA Records old design of the late 1960-ies, yellow on the background of the "drill". The subsequent English editions of the labels had design "bow tie". Matrix number of 1st press: 7-214-2 1 B / 7-215 1 C / 1 C 7-216-2 / 7-217. ...more

ACE OF BASE-HAPPY NATION-1993-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-METRONOME-517749-1. Very rare original disco album. Happy Nation is the debut album by Swedish group Ace of Base, released in early 1993. The album reached number one in the charts in at least 14 countries. In the United States for the first year it sold over 8 million copies in Canada, more than 1 million, just in the world has sold 25 million copies of the album. On 25 November 1993 the album was reissued in the US under a different name — The Sign with the addition of 4 new songs. The album became the best selling in the USA in 1994. A few songs from the album, including "The Sign", "All That She Wants" and "Don't Turn Around", were hits #1 on the charts the USA and Europe. ...more